Electric Cars

Tesla Motors is responding to media coverage of the first Model S fire with information and a testimonial from the car's owner.

Tesla Model S drivers will be able to access the network of CHAdeMo quick-charging stations with the new adaptor.

Tesla Motors could be close to a battery supply deal with Samsung.

We saw the Kia Soul EV spy shots almost three months ago, and now Kia has officially announced that its first battery-electric car will go on sale in the U.S. next year. It's an electric conversion of the new-for-2014 second generation of its "funky and iconic" Soul tall wagon, which Kia calls an...

The first public CCS station is now open, but the cars designed to use it are just starting to trickle onto the roads.

It had to happen sooner or later: a fire in a Tesla Model S. And indeed, as first covered by Jalopnik, Tuesday's fire in one example of the luxury electric sedan outside Seattle, Washington, generated a remarkable amount of media coverage. Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] issued a statement on the accident...

GM has pushed back the CCS fast-charging option on the Chevrolet Spark EV until the end of the year.

A team of students from the Delft University of Technology built an electric car than can out accelerate all others.

After a record-setting month in August, plug-in electric car sales moderated in September while the overall U.S. vehicle market surged. The Chevrolet Volt, the best-selling plug-in car after almost three years, registered 1,766 deliveries--little more than half the record-setting number of 3,351...

Attendees in over 100 cities got to know electric cars as part of the third National Plug-In Day.

Well, here's a first: The best-selling car in Norway is the Tesla Model S. Not the best-selling electric car. Not the best-selling car with a plug. For the month of September, the Tesla Model S was the best-selling car, period. Silicon Valley startup electric-car maker Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] sold...

Recargo, the company that owns the PlugShare app for locating electric-car charging stations, launched a new way to pay for charging today. Its "Pay With PlugShare" program gives its users the ability to transact a charging session using only their smartphones. The app lets electric-car drivers...

Nissan Leaf owners apparently love the company's quick-charging stations as much as they love their cars.

Governor Jerry Brown marked National Plug-In Day by signing six bills that should help promote electric cars.

The 2013 Nissan Leaf electric car is assembled in Smyrna, Tennessee, for North American sales. In fact, Nissan got a low-interest loan for $1.6 billion from the U.S. Department of Energy to make that possible. So why does every 2013 Leaf carry a window sticker saying that its U.S. and Canadian...

With most electric-car charging today taking place in the garages of private homes, installing a home charging station can pose a hurdle to potential buyers. Now Palo Alto, California--the city in the center of Silicon Valley--is moving to make it easier for homeowners who want to switch to an...

Always wanted to drive a Tesla Model S? Well, now you can now rent one. The wonder car from Tesla Motors [NSDQ:TSLA] will be offered for rental from Hertz in (very) select U.S. markets, as part of the company's "Dream Cars" program. Right now, the Model S all-electric luxury sedan is only available...

A new organization of charging infrastructure companies hopes to create an open charging network.

The ELR's plug-in powertrain and unique styling could be the right combination for success in the Golden State.

Coda Automotive's leftover inventory of cars and parts has been purchased by a third party, which plans to sell everything at a discount.